Pennsylvania whitewater, Bowman Creek

This section of Bowman Creek is 10.2 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class I-II section. The wonderful Pennsylvania scenery and the water flowing gracefully down Bowman Creek beats anything. The starting point is not too far from Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, if you're not familiar with the area there's a road map further down the page. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but if you don’t have

reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. Getting a good workout and just hanging out with mother nature will have you coming back for more. There's camping available near Bowman Creek. This is one of a small number

of paddling sections in this river system, there are a few others too. This section is long enough for an overnight trip if you take your time, so go ahead and pack your camping stuff. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking this is an area with plenty of spots for that. The average Pennsylvania whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be easier to run than those in other states, so keep in mind that quite a few of the sections

in this state are pretty easy.

Briefly about the general area: This is a popular site for folks from Tunkhannock; Sugar Hollow is a good place to take a look at. Frances Slocum State Park is a magnificent place
to go if you're at Bowman Creek. An average amount of rain falls at Bowman Creek. All through June this area sees the most rain, and the driest of the months is January. For the period of the days of summer at Bowman Creek
highs are generally in the 80's. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 50's. High temperatures all through the wintertime are normally in the 30's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Bowman Creek.